Romance S.169

Romance S.169 ("O pourquoi donc") is a song written by the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, written in 1843 during a visit to Moscow. It bears some resemblance to the Nocturne in E minor,[1] as both pieces commence with broken E-minor chords.

The piece would eventually be a predecessor for Romance Oubliee, which was published about 30 years after Romance s.169 was written.[2] Friedrich Schnapp described Romance S.169 as a "piece of music written in his youthful years".[3]

References
  1. Banowetz, Joseph (2006). 21 selected piano works. Alfred Music. p. 13. ISBN 0739043455.
  2. Searle, Humphrey (2012). The Music of Liszt. Dover Publications. p. 144. ISBN 0486487938.
  3. Schnapp, Friedrich (1953). "Liszt: A Forgotten Romance". Music & Letters. 34 (3): 232–235. JSTOR 730330.
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